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Mtorley77 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Latin Plurals
I'm curious about how many Latin words in common American English usage are generally pluralized using Latin standards, versus English standards. For instance, the word "forum" is almost always pluralized as "forums," when it should be pluralized as "fora" if one is sticking to Latin rules.
I have an immediate interest in the word "status." Is "statuses" the preferred pluralization of this word in American English, or is "statii" (I think) acceptable?
I have an immediate interest in the word "status." Is "statuses" the preferred pluralization of this word in American English, or is "statii" (I think) acceptable?
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as words become integrated into every day life the trend is for the patterns of the "new" language to take over, in terms of both spelling, morphology (endings) and pronunciation. Forums is becoming the standard now, as is medias. As for status, both sound a bit clumsy and if I was writring it I'd try to find a way of avoiding the plural altogether!
- as words become integrated into every day life the trend is for the patterns of the "new" language to take over, in terms of both spelling, morphology (endings) and pronunciation.
- Forums is becoming the standard now, as is medias.
- As for status, both sound a bit clumsy and if I was writring it I'd try to find a way of avoiding the plural altogether!
- LOL
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as words become integrated into every day life the trend is for the patterns of the "new" language to take over, in terms of both spelling, morphology (endings) and pronunciation. Forums is becoming the standard now, as is medias.
As for status, both sound a bit clumsy and if I was writring it I'd try to find a way of avoiding the plural altogether! LOL
As for status, both sound a bit clumsy and if I was writring it I'd try to find a way of avoiding the plural altogether! LOL
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